Christine Lagarde named IMF chief |
- Christine Lagarde named IMF chief
- Greece vote protests turn violent
- Warrant for Afghan ex-bank chief
- Raging fire closes Los Alamos lab
- Severe drought in Horn of Africa
- Egypt anger at Mickey Mouse tweet
- Suu Kyi actress barred from Burma
- Dutch MPs target ritual slaughter
- Ai Weiwei is ordered to pay $1.9m
- Syria's UK ambassador summoned
- Near miss for space station crew
- Taiwan marks China tourism first
- Maths subversives celebrate anti-pi day
- Pythons reunite for 3D animated film
- Live - Azarenka v Paszek
- Live - England v Sri Lanka
- Nadal confirms Wimbledon fitness
- Strike to hit over 5,000 schools
- Universities to compete on places
- Disposable incomes fall sharply
- Lightning delays Gatwick flights
- Handler injured after dog deaths
- Fundraising pupils smoked drugs
- New £692m motorway route to open
- Man jailed for murdering fiancée
- Disappeared search: body exhumed
- Twitter risk in Iris legal case
- Breakfast murder bet was 'joke'
- Permit for waste plant proposal
- Citi banker denies $19.2m theft
- Police trial on Katrina shooting
- Uruguay backs army rule inquiries
- Top Zimbabwe minister acquitted
- Uganda and Burundi to get drones
- Boycott at new Turkish parliament
- Aubry bid for French Socialists
- Libya rebels 'face health crisis'
- Libya rejects ICC arrest warrant
- Pakistan drone attacks 'kill 15'
- Indian police in rave crackdown
- Tepco faces shareholder protests
- Philippines-US stage naval drills
- European banks 'can help Greece'
- Japan's retail sales recovering
- Diageo eyes China's spirit market
- Anti-piracy action seeks BT block
- Google faces French court claim
- Microsoft Office put in the cloud
- Forsyte Saga actress Tyzack dies
- BBC hands back Panorama RTS award
- Madrid gets its own Walk of Fame
- Deal brings new EU patents closer
- Doctors reject revised NHS plans
- Organ donor challenge over-ruled
- Greece strikes: Your views
- The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mixed
- What can you teach your child in a day?
- VIDEO: Wildfire reaches nuclear weapons lab
- VIDEO: Libyan frontline nears Tripoli
- VIDEO: Greece protesters set TV truck alight
- VIDEO: Libya rebels face medical crisis
- AUDIO: Aung San Suu Kyi on non-violence
- VIDEO: Somalia drought exodus worries Kenya
- VIDEO: Beijing shows off gigantic lanterns
- VIDEO: Afghan Olympic man's 2012 bid
- Tortoise on the menu
- Recipe for revolution
- A start, no panacea
- Day in pictures
- Home, but not dry
- Rise to stardom
- Question of trust
| Christine Lagarde named IMF chief Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:56 AM PDT France's Christine Lagarde is named the new head of the International Monetary Fund, the first woman to hold the post. |
| Greece vote protests turn violent Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:05 AM PDT Police use tear gas to disperse stone-throwing youths in Athens as a 48-hour general strike is held against a parliamentary vote on austerity measures. |
| Warrant for Afghan ex-bank chief Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:40 AM PDT Afghan officials issue an arrest warrant for former central bank chief Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, after he fled to the US saying he feared for his life. |
| Raging fire closes Los Alamos lab Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:36 AM PDT One of the top nuclear weapons research facilities in the US is to remain closed until Thursday as fire fighters battle a raging wildfire. |
| Severe drought in Horn of Africa Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:31 AM PDT The UN says the worst drought in 60 years has forced Somalis to flee to Kenya and Ethiopia in search of food. |
| Egypt anger at Mickey Mouse tweet Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:40 AM PDT Egyptian conservatives are angered as Christian billionaire Naguib Sawiris tweets images of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Islamic dress. |
| Suu Kyi actress barred from Burma Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:57 PM PDT Former Bond girl Michelle Yeoh is barred from entering Burma after making a film in which she plays pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
| Dutch MPs target ritual slaughter Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:58 AM PDT The Dutch lower house of parliament passes a law effectively banning the ritual slaughter of animals, in a move condemned by Muslim and Jewish groups. |
| Ai Weiwei is ordered to pay $1.9m Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT China's authorities are demanding that dissident artist Ai Weiwei pay almost $2m in unpaid taxes and fines, according to a friend. |
| Syria's UK ambassador summoned Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:04 AM PDT Syria's ambassador in London is summoned to the Foreign Office after claims a diplomat was intimidating Syrians living in the UK. |
| Near miss for space station crew Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:26 AM PDT A piece of debris narrowly misses the International Space Station in an incident that forced the crew to scramble to their rescue craft. |
| Taiwan marks China tourism first Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:23 AM PDT Some 300 Chinese tourists arrive in Taiwan - the first time in more than 50 years tourists from the mainland have been allowed to roam on their own. |
| Maths subversives celebrate anti-pi day Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:46 AM PDT A movement to replace the mathematical constant pi with tau - a constant twice as large, or 6.28 - celebrates "Tau Day" on 28 June. |
| Pythons reunite for 3D animated film Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:54 AM PDT Monty Python members reunite to voice a 3D animated film based on the memoirs of the late Graham Chapman. |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:02 AM PDT Fourth seed Victoria Azarenka faces unseeded Tamira Paszek in the final Wimbledon women's quarter-final after wins for Sabine Lisicki, Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova. |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:21 AM PDT A late rally sees England finish on 229-8 in the first one-day international at The Oval - a match reduced to 32 overs a side. |
| Nadal confirms Wimbledon fitness Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:04 AM PDT Defending champion Rafael Nadal says he will be fit to take on Mardy Fish in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Wednesday. |
| Strike to hit over 5,000 schools Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT Over 3,000 schools in England and Wales are set to be closed and over 2,000 partially closed when teaching unions stage strike action later this week. |
| Universities to compete on places Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT Universities in England will have to compete against each other and private providers for a quarter of their student places. |
| Disposable incomes fall sharply Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:45 AM PDT UK households have seen the biggest fall in disposable income for more than 30 years, the Office for National Statistics says. |
| Lightning delays Gatwick flights Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:08 AM PDT Passengers are warned to expect delays after lightning strikes the control tower at Gatwick Airport. |
| Handler injured after dog deaths Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:59 AM PDT A Met Police handler is treated in hospital following the deaths of two of his dogs left in a car on one of the hottest days of the year. |
| Fundraising pupils smoked drugs Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:51 AM PDT Four pupils are expelled and another 10 are suspended from a West Berkshire school when they are caught smoking cannabis during a fundraising walk. |
| New £692m motorway route to open Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:13 AM PDT The controversial M74 extension through Glasgow will open to traffic later - almost three times over the original estimated budget. |
| Man jailed for murdering fiancée Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:58 AM PDT A man who battered his fiancée to death two days after he was released from a six-month sentence for assaulting her is jailed for life. |
| Disappeared search: body exhumed Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT The organisation responsible for finding the remains of the "disappeared" of the Northern Ireland troubles announce details of a search in the Republic of Ireland |
| Twitter risk in Iris legal case Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:36 AM PDT Former MP Iris Robinson's bid for a ban on surveillance and publication of her medical treatment must be held in private, a senior NI judge rules. |
| Breakfast murder bet was 'joke' Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:06 AM PDT A schoolboy who bet his friend a cooked breakfast to murder his ex-girlfriend tells Swansea Crown Court he was only joking. |
| Permit for waste plant proposal Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT The Environment Agency gives final permission for a food waste plant that will produce electricity at Mona on Anglesey. |
| Citi banker denies $19.2m theft Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:30 AM PDT A former Citigroup banker accused of stealing $19.2m in the "ultimate inside job" pleads not guilty to the charge. |
| Police trial on Katrina shooting Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:57 PM PDT The trial opens in New Orleans of five police officers charged over a fatal shooting in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. |
| Uruguay backs army rule inquiries Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:59 PM PDT Officials say Uruguay's president will sign a decree enabling the courts to re-open over 80 cases relating to human rights abuses under military rule. |
| Top Zimbabwe minister acquitted Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:55 AM PDT Zimbabwe's High Court clears the MDC energy in the coalition government, Elton Mangoma, of corruption charges. |
| Uganda and Burundi to get drones Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT The US is supplying drone aircrafts to Uganda and Burundi to help them fight Islamist militants in Somalia, defence officials tell the BBC. |
| Boycott at new Turkish parliament Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:43 AM PDT Opposition parties in Turkey boycott the swearing-in of the new parliament after nine MPs are barred from taking their seats. |
| Aubry bid for French Socialists Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:09 AM PDT Martine Aubry announces she will stand in the contest to pick the Socialist candidate for the 2012 French presidential election. |
| Libya rebels 'face health crisis' Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:51 PM PDT A medical crisis looms in Libya's eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi as hospitals run out of vital supplies, the rebels' health minister tells the BBC. |
| Libya rejects ICC arrest warrant Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:10 PM PDT Libya rejects a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for the arrest of Col Muammar Gaddafi, saying the court has no authority. |
| Pakistan drone attacks 'kill 15' Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:13 AM PDT Two US drone missile attacks kill at least 15 people in the Pakistani tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials say. |
| Indian police in rave crackdown Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:25 AM PDT Police in the Indian state of Maharashtra examine their records to see if anti-narcotics cell officers may have illegally attended a rave. |
| Tepco faces shareholder protests Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:32 AM PDT Angry Tepco shareholders fail to force the company to abandon nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi radiation crisis. |
| Philippines-US stage naval drills Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:28 AM PDT The Philippines and the US begin 11 days of joint naval exercises amid growing tensions with Beijing over disputed waters in the South China Sea. |
| European banks 'can help Greece' Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:39 AM PDT The boss of Italy's biggest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, says European banks can help Greece, as the Greek parliament debates austerity measures. |
| Japan's retail sales recovering Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:03 PM PDT Retail sales in Japan fell less-than-forecast in May as the country starts to recover from the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. |
| Diageo eyes China's spirit market Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:42 PM PDT Drinks giant Diageo agrees a deal that will allow it to expand its business in China's fast-growing spirits market. |
| Anti-piracy action seeks BT block Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:31 PM PDT Film-makers are going to court in a bid to force BT to block access to a site that links to pirated versions of movies. |
| Google faces French court claim Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:24 AM PDT The French search engine whose complaint about Google's anti-competitive practices triggered an EC investigation, has launched a damages claim. |
| Microsoft Office put in the cloud Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:11 AM PDT Microsoft is launching a cloud-based version of its Office software suite that makes the programs accessible via the web. |
| Forsyte Saga actress Tyzack dies Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:04 AM PDT Actress Margaret Tyzack, who made her name in 60s drama the Forsyte Saga and more recently appeared in EastEnders, dies after a short illness. |
| BBC hands back Panorama RTS award Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:52 AM PDT The BBC hands back an RTS award won by Panorama programme Primark - On The Rack after the BBC Trust ruled a scene may not have been genuine. |
| Madrid gets its own Walk of Fame Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:30 AM PDT Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have been honoured on Madrid's version of the Hollywood Wall of Fame. |
| Deal brings new EU patents closer Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:57 AM PDT All but two of the EU's 27 member states give the go-ahead to launch formal talks on creating a simplified European patent system. |
| Doctors reject revised NHS plans Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:26 AM PDT Doctors have called on their union to take a tougher stance over the government's shake-up of the NHS in England. |
| Organ donor challenge over-ruled Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:47 AM PDT Doctors have reiterated their support for overhauling the organ donation system. |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT BBC News website readers in Greece react to the latest wave of strikes against austerity measures |
| The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mixed Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:50 PM PDT Attempts to recover a Spitfire from an Irish peat bog highlights the peculiar story of the British and German men who spent WWII in neighbouring camps, writes historian Dan Snow. |
| What can you teach your child in a day? Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:02 AM PDT As thousands of teachers prepare to strike over pensions, parents are debating whether to give their children a day off or continue their education at home. But what can parents realistically expect to teach their offspring in a day? |
| VIDEO: Wildfire reaches nuclear weapons lab Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:20 AM PDT Thousands of residents have fled their homes in New Mexico, after wildfires raged near the Los Alamos National Laboratory. |
| VIDEO: Libyan frontline nears Tripoli Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:24 AM PDT Libya's rebels are moving ever closer to the capital, Tripoli, as they continue to take the fight to Colonel Gaddafi. |
| VIDEO: Greece protesters set TV truck alight Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:52 AM PDT Violence has erupted in Athens' Syntagma Square during a protest against austerity measures. |
| VIDEO: Libya rebels face medical crisis Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT A medical crisis is looming in the hospitals of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi because of a lack of basic supplies, the BBC has learned. |
| AUDIO: Aung San Suu Kyi on non-violence Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:39 AM PDT Aung San Suu Kyi joined the Reith Lectures audience in London via a satellite link up from Burma. |
| VIDEO: Somalia drought exodus worries Kenya Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:45 AM PDT In Somalia the impact of war and drought has driven unprecedented numbers of refugees to flee into Kenya to what has become the world's largest refugee camp. |
| VIDEO: Beijing shows off gigantic lanterns Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:02 AM PDT A show has just started in Beijing featuring traditional Chinese lanterns in all shapes and sizes. |
| VIDEO: Afghan Olympic man's 2012 bid Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:14 AM PDT Rohullah Nikpai proves his Olympic bronze medal from Beijing was not a one-off. |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:34 PM PDT Taste for cheap meat threatens rare reptiles |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:34 AM PDT Protesters may demand revolution but militaries supply them |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:08 AM PDT Victims and reformed gangsters meet to discuss violent extremism |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:53 AM PDT Eye-catching images from around the world |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:47 PM PDT The alcoholics' refuge where drink is not banned |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:45 PM PDT Could Michele Bachmann end up in the White House? |
| Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:46 PM PDT Need for reform as third of Indian MPs face charges |
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